EnglishYear 5Spelling

Spell words ending -ably and -ibly

Spell words ending in -ably and -ibly (adorably, possibly, comfortably, horribly, incredibly, reasonably)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you're building a word tower with bricks. The -ably and -ibly endings are like special roof tiles that go on top!

  2. 2

    Which ending do you add to 'suitable' to make 'suitably'?

  3. 3

    Let's spell 'terribly' together. The root word is 'terrible'.

  4. 4

    Build the word 'suitably' by dragging the correct ending onto 'suit'.

  5. 5

    Which word is spelled correctly?

  6. 6

    Now let's spell 'possibly'. The root word is 'possible'.

  7. 7

    What is the correct spelling for the adverb from 'possible'?

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